OXO Good Grips Garlic Press
OXO Good Grips Garlic Press
| Weight: | 0.85 Pounds |
| Dimensions: | 5.08 x 2.54 x 17.78 cm; 385.55 Grams |
| Model: | 11107400 |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Dimensions: | 5.08 x 2.54 x 17.78 cm; 385.55 Grams |
| Quantity: | 1 |
I use this a lot and have found the build quality excellent and typical of OXO good grips products. I have arthritis so the chunky handles are really helpful. Fairly easy to clean, a small brush helps.
I’ve used the same garlic press regularly for over 10 years but it inevitably wore out. My new Oxo product is very sturdy, functions well & relatively easy to clean. Not a surprise as my other Oxo kitchen aids are all well engineered & function admirably.
But it was aluminium so couldn’t go in dishwasher & a pain to clean.
This Oxo version fixes both of those problems – just use it every time now, even if only for one or two cloves, instead of faffing about chopping small amounts because it was less hassle than cleaning the old press.
Quick, degunks easily, survives the dishwasher…you can even put garlic in without bothering to peel the clove first it you’re in a real rush.
Excellent product.
Great garlic press, need to use much less power to press thank my previous one. Very easy to clean. The only minus, that leaves a bit of garlic on a sides inside that needs to be pushed in for second time press, but over all very good product.
It is very well made, being of solid construction. Easy to use, you can put 2 or 3 garlic segments in at a time with instant results, leaving only skin. Cleaning takes no time at all. You rinse under running water and use the rubber pad to push out any residual from the presser grid.
I’ve had this for a few months now, used it frequently and it’s still as good as new.
To sum up, I would certainly recommend this to anyone looking for a reliable, efficient garlic press.
Easy to use, and takes large cloves with ease. A breeze to clean too.
My only concern is how long the item will last, but only time will tell. That said, the garlic press is comparable in quality to any others I have used.
Con: I bought it new from Amazon for 8.60. Todays price is 16.00! If you wait the price might come back down.
I’ve been looking for good one of these for ages. Had a couple in the past but haven’t lasted.
This one from OXO good grips however, is really, really solid!
It has a good weight to it and crushes that garlic clove, until there’s nothing left to come out.
It leaves a completely squeezed, garlic type skin in the holder, then you flip the handle back around the other way, press down slightly and it releases the skin from the holder, so you can tip it straight into the bin.
Fantastic design, meaning you don’t have to get garlic on your hands at any point.
I think you could do 2 good sized cloves in this at once.
It’s a really well built kitchen utensil, with quality heavy duty plastic for the handle and a decent amount of solid metal for the crusher.
What you expect from a quality utensil brand.
Enter the brilliantly named “OXO 11107400”. Ordered Wednesday… Arrived Thursday.
I kept it simple to start with. Just a small clove. A quick and easy squeeze, and the OXO treated the clove with less respect than Will Smith had for Chris Rock, easily pushing through the crushed stinky goo into my frying pan. Sure, there was some residual garlic still in the press. But with a quick flip, I was able to pop that out using the red prongs.
So I’ve gone from looking with trepidation at the bulbous herb, to almost pitying its last moments as a respected vegetable (or is it a flower?).
Yeah… I’d reccomend it.
Heavy and solid. Requires good grip to crush cloves so may not be suitable for the elderly or those with arthritis. Crushed garlic is small and juicy. Well crushed and oils released. Tends to leave a layer of uncrushed garlic in press between the two active areas. This can be moved to the crush face with a knife or similar but it slows progress when crushing multiple cloves. Product card makes reference to if the product is dishwasher safe. The oxo good grips website suggests it is. I am unable to comment on longevity. The handle grips and built in cleaner are the areas which will decline first.
After my ancient garlic crusher finally popped it’s clogs during lockdown I looked online and found myself floundering in a mass of so many different crushers and prices. This one stood out, although the price was a bit more than I was thinking of spending but I liked it’s sturdy simple design. It’s worth every penny. It’s large basin is great for bigger cloves or popping 2 or 3 in at a time and it really is effortless to clean. You don’t have to poke around with a knife to get the caught bits out as it pushes them out effortlessly. I’m looking forward to trying ginger in it although I think I might need both hands to press that through. No big deal though. Thank you Oxo
Bought this six months ago as a replacement for a standard garlic press which could keep up with all our home cooking. I like most of the oxo range and was willing to test the garlic press. This is a substantial press (heavier than the old one, but ok). I can fit at least three cloves in at a time and add more without emptying the press (we use a fair bit of garlic in our recipes). Because it is a bit bigger the surface area is larger which means the pressing action is easier. I can tend to half press and then run a knife across the grate to make the garlic pieces even smaller. Cleaning is easy two. a splash of water and the residue drops out. if anything is stuck you flip the press backways and the red part pushes through anything stuck in the grate. It is a significant upgrade on the last press we had (which I thought was good too).
You wouldn’t think that selecting something as simple as a garlic crusher would have so many variables but, crumbs, there really is.
One of the major disadvantages with some garlic crushers is that the “head” part where the crushed garlic comes out is not a flat surface. That’s a big negative as you can’t run a knife over it effectively and get all of the garlic that you can.
One of the major advantages with a crusher like this one is that it has the teeth on the other side so that you can push the remains of the garlic that is caught in the holes back out and re-crush it (or just put it in with the crushed). Cleaning the holes in a garlic crusher that doesn’t have these is a real chore.
One thing to watch out for though with the cleaning head is that water might get trapped behind the plastic part. I haven’t personally found that with this garlic crusher (yet?) but there is a possibility. I might be completely wrong about that, however and find that the plastic part has nowhere behind it for the water to get trapped. I haven’t tried breaking off the plastic to look.
Leverage is a thing with garlic crushers, as is the ability to get a firm grip. I would say that it’s a big thing but, realistically, it’s down to the individual; some people would be able to hold on to a stainless steel grip just fine and if your hand has sufficient crushing power then pretty much any garlic crusher would work for you. Anyway, this has enough leverage to easily crush multiple cloves of garlic with reasonable ease.
There’s little else I can say. It’s worked really well, cleans fine in the dishwasher and, with the above benefits, works really well for me.